Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-28
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4 Gorgeous A.rartD1 a1t Fitted Up for Bohu
i'm Central Park, New York.


which she was transferred yesterday
morning. Since her arrival ct the
park Bohu had been forced to content
herself with the old caravan cage in
which she Travelled through the coun-
try when she was the bright and par
ticular star of Coles circus. There her
glories were more than half obscur,.d,
and Supt. Conklin began some weeks
ago devising ways and means for her
proper exhibition to the public. Her
rival, the hippopotamus. had been put
in possession of the northeast corner of
the building, where She Was provided
with a nice, deep tank of water, and
Supt. Conklin determined to do as well
for Bohu.
Several hyenas, a cinnamon bear or
two and lot of kangroos were dis
possessed, and by this Il space twenty
feet III length and twelve in width was
obtained for Bohu. This was inclosed
and covered with stout fencing, con-
sisting of thick cherry wood posts and
rails, into which are fastened inch and
a hall iron bars about three inches
lart. The enclosure is six feet high
higher than Bohu ever wishes to
raise her head, Cor she does not look
down upon her visitors with iislain.
but pokes her horns appealingly at
them for cakes and other dainties, for
she has y svect tooth.
Bohu can b" coaxetl. but she can not
be driven. Supp Conklin had noticed
this. and Yesterday. when the prepare
lions for the transfer had been made,
he aeted accordingly. During the
eight years that she lived III her cara
van cage which is only ten feet BY
four feet, Bonn, who is eight feet long,
was able to fake orly two short steps
forward, and two short steps back
ward, AMI She ofecourse has never in
that time been able TO tnrn herself
round Her cage was rolled up to the
new apartment, its wheels were taken
of, and i was lowered to the floor.
Then It's hack. which was Just agninst
the entrance of the new CAGE, was slip
ped oar. During all this time Boha
exhibited SIGNS of nervousness. She
doesn' / like noise, and the rolling of
the cage disturbed her. Her keeper.
Mr. Williams, az soon as the avenue
for removal M, clear, stepped up be-
side her, u little behind her head, and
held out loaf Of br..ad. Now Bohu
likes nothing better for breakfast than
nice fresh bread. AID she was hungry,
for she had nothing to cat that morn
ing. Her little eyes twinklel she
turned her head and endeavored to
reach it. 1t was no go. She took her
accustomed couple of steps backward
and then stopped. Still the delicious
morsel was out of reach. Was il pos
sible for Il well brought up young lady
rhinoceros 70 take more than two steps
either way? This problem agitated
her for sorn minutes. But there was
the bread ont Of reach, but provoking
lylnear, iaJ the experiment of taking
another backward stop seemed well
worth trying. She took it, continued
to follow The bread until she ut last
found herself in y room larger that she
could remember ever being in before.
For 4 moment she .legoted herself to
swallowing tic bread, and then she
snutfed over every portion of the en-
closure. 4 '.oin-- tlis she realized
that she ctu,ld turn round. .and, giving
joyful hound and q bcilow, she, stuck
out her ,9ise 10 her keeper, for some
more bred A beautiful repast was
given her, and then the new quarters
were covered Iith canvas cloths in
order. ;ha l,er nerves might recover
from Tive xe;tnm ana OF the removal.
The'f2 - sAJinpEshed much more
easily "a; sapt Conklin expected.
Boh", :. ,e. She takes notion, Is very
conig'irr.
As Bohu is only about 10 years old,
it is expected that she viii developand
improve greatly in her present lixur-
iolls quarters. Some people may not
think thar her features arc. particularly
fascinating, her eyes certainly are
small, and her two horns prelude from
her elongated Snout in way that is
somewhat suggestive of u desire on
Boh,t $ part to toss her admirers into
the air, blit She has IA lovely fair and
Wntte shlh' anu ftie idr2Gf supply OF
air and exercise (which she viii now
get will enable her To be heater and
cleaner than before Bohu is natural
ly neat and likes clean and dry straw,
good sweet hay, ard plenty of fresh
water She does stet.care for a swim
as much rs. the young hifpopotamus,
but She enjoys Il good wish,yefy much.
Her quarters arc now. the finest of any
;animal'e IL the nenagerie, and the
lions and Igsts, who are, Opposite to
them. WERE ga'ently Interested il her
introd1etio,t. ! One Young liontn-s, who